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Can political gridlock undermine checks and balances? A lab experiment

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dc.contributor.authorForteza, Álvaro
dc.contributor.authorMussio, Irene
dc.contributor.authorJuan S., Pereyra
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-10T19:58:19Z
dc.date.available2024-06-10T19:58:19Z
dc.date.issued2024es
dc.identifier.issn2214-8051es
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12806/2440
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfes
dc.languageenges
dc.publisherElsevieres
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, vol. 108, 102128es
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dc.titleCan political gridlock undermine checks and balances? A lab experimentes
dc.typeArtículoes
dc.contributor.filiacionForteza, Álvaro. Universidad de la República, Uruguay.es
dc.contributor.filiacionMussio, Irene. Leeds University Business School, United Kingdomes
dc.contributor.filiacionPereyra, Juan S. Universidad de Montevideo, Uruguayes
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.socec.2023.102128es
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dc.description.abstractenglishIf checks and balances are aimed at protecting citizens from the government’s abuse of power, why do they sometimes weaken them? We address this question in a laboratory experiment in which subjects choose between two decision rules: with and without checks and balances. Voters may prefer an unchecked executive if that enables a reform that, otherwise, is blocked by the legislature. Consistent with our predictions, we find that subjects are more likely to weaken checks and balances when there is political gridlock. However, subjects weaken the controls not only when the reform is beneficial but also when it is harmful.es
dc.subject.keywordPolitical agencyes
dc.subject.keywordSeparation of powerses
dc.subject.keywordChecks and balanceses
dc.subject.keywordLab experimentes
dc.date.embargoEnd2026-03-01es

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